Fountain Pen Ink Reviews – This is where all of my fountain pen ink reviews are posted. My reviews include materials used, notes about the ink, passes, shading performance, a cursive writing sample, and comparison to similar or complimentary inks. My default ink reviewing pad is the Rhodia No. 16 dotPad.
Pilot Iroshizuku: yama-budo Pen: Lamy Safari – Charcoal – Fine Nib Ink: Pilot Iroshizuku yama-budo Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: I really like Iroshizuku inks, but I’m not really a fan of pink (or magenta, or whatever this is). The ink goes down smooth and consistent, just like the rest of the […]
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Pen: Parker Sonnet Cisele – EF Nib Ink: Diamine Denim Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Reminder: Today is the last day to enter to win a new Pilot Prera, courtesy of Goldspot Pens! Head over to this post to enter. Notes: Another Diamine review, another one of my favorites. Overall, I think Diamine […]
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Pilot Iroshizuku: Ku-Jaku – Handwritten Review – Pen: Lamy Safari, Charcoal Grey, Fine Nib Paper: Rhodia #16 dotPad Goes on blue, dries green. Ku-Jaku (meaning “peacock”) is another great ink offering from the Iroshizuku line. At first, it’s very blue, but once it settles into the page, it’s a nice shade of blue-green. Like the […]
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After responding to a thread on Reddit in the fountainpen subreddit (reddit.com/r/fountainpens), I decided to do a little breakdown of my opinion on Noodler’s Black inks. While there are several other resources and scattered reviews out there, I figured it would help out to have a few thoughts all in the same place with the […]
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Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrun Handwritten Review Pen: Lamy 2000, Binderized Medium Nib Ink: Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrun Paper: Rhodia dotPad, No. 16 – Top Spiral Bound Notes: Pea Soup? Bile? I don’t know. I’ve this ink twice and I still don’t know how I feel about it. It performs well on Rhodia, but lesser-quality papers tend to feather and bleed quite […]
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